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Luis Avilan suffered a tear in his left UCL, and the veteran reliever is now going to “
weigh his options” in deciding how to address the injury, manager Davey Martinez told MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato and other reporters.
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He’s got options whether to sit out and see if it heals or, when you talk about a UCL, it usually has Tommy John surgery,” Martinez said. “
I feel awful, as we always do when somebody gets hurt. But we wish him well and wish him a quick recovery, whichever way he decides to go.”
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The Mets split a doubleheader with the Rockies yesterday in Denver. Jacob deGrom finally got a win in Game 1, as the Mets rallied late for a come-from-behind 4-3 victory thanks to key hits from Jonathan Villar and Francisco Lindor. deGrom chased history in the outing, striking out nine Rockies in a row at one point, tying his career high and coming just one short of the major league record set by Tom Seaver. He struck out 14 batters in total and all three of his runs were unearned, lowering his season ERA to 0.45. Edwin Díaz struck out all three batters he faced in the seventh to protect the lead and close it out for the Mets.
Bumgarner expected to start for Arizona against Washington
By The Associated PressApril 18, 2021 GMT
Arizona Diamondbacks (5-10) vs. Washington Nationals (5-7)
Washington; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Madison Bumgarner (0-2, 11.20 ERA, 2.12 WHIP, 15 strikeouts) Nationals: Stephen Strasburg (0-1, 6.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nationals -198, Diamondbacks +171; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
The Nationals went 15-18 at home in 2020. Washington pitchers struck out 8.5 hitters per game last year with a staff ERA of 5.09.
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The Diamondbacks went 9-21 away from home in 2020. Arizona hit .241 as a team with 2.8 extra base hits per game and 12 total triples last year.
By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times - Sunday, April 18, 2021
Stephen Strasburg is headed for a stint on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to April 15, the Nationals announced Sunday morning.
Washington had insisted nothing was wrong with Strasburg after his disastrous start against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 13.
In that game, Strasburg grinded through four innings, allowing eight hits, eight runs and five walks. His velocity was noticeably down, which Strasburg chalked up to poor mechanics rather than an injury. During the contest, a camera at Busch Stadium showed Strasburg feeling the area between his right shoulder and neck, but manager Dave Martinez said trainers didn’t notice anything wrong with the right-hander.